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03/27/2013

Predictions on DOMA: Going Down

Yesterday's Prop 8 oral arguments resulted in a lot of head-scratching by the legal prognosticators. Today, immediately after the DOMA oral arguments, most everyone seems to agree that there are likely 5 votes to overturn DOMA. Even Jeffrey Toobin who was very vocal last year following oral arguments that Obamacare likely would be struck down and so on Monday declared "I'm now not in the business of making predictions,"predicted that DOMA would not survive.

Election Law Blog's Rick Hasen says that the signs that the Court may strike down DOMA on federalism grounds may also signal that the Court is likely to strike down the Voting Rights Act, as well.

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Predictions on DOMA: Going Down

Yesterday's Prop 8 oral arguments resulted in a lot of head-scratching by the legal prognosticators. Today, immediately after the DOMA oral arguments, most everyone seems to agree that there are likely 5 votes to overturn DOMA. Even Jeffrey Toobin who was very vocal last year following oral arguments that Obamacare likely would be struck down and so on Monday declared "I'm now not in the business of making predictions,"predicted that DOMA would not survive.

Election Law Blog's Rick Hasen says that the signs that the Court may strike down DOMA on federalism grounds may also signal that the Court is likely to strike down the Voting Rights Act, as well.